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TCL 04, 044 (P357379)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 04, 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357379 |
| Museum no. | AO 07456 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma bu-ra-ma-ma | Burama speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na szu-ku-bi-im | to Šukubum |
| 3 | a-bu-sza-lim i-da-a | Abum-šalim knows |
| 4 | u2 a-szur-ma-lik qi2-bi-ma | and Assur-malik, speak! |
| 5 | a-szu-ku-bi-im | Ašukubim |
| 6 | qi2-bi-ma 3(u) _ma-na_ | say: 30 minas |
| 7 | sza-ap2-tam2 | a penis |
| 8 | ta-aq-bi-a-ma | you said, and |
| 9 | 2(disz) u4-me-[e] | 2 (mana wool for) the day |
| 10 | [...] sza x | ... of |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-sza-ab a?-x-hi-ra-ni# | he will settle. |
| 2 | la2 ta-ta-ad-nam | do not give! |
| 3 | a-pu-tum 3(u) _ma-na_ | Aputum 30 minas |
| 4 | sza-ap-tam2 | the šaptam |
| 5 | sza ta-aq-bi4-a-ni | that you said to me |
| 6 | a-na i-da-a di2-in-ma | Give it to the river! |
| 7 | a-na a-szi2-ti2-a | to my wife |
| 8 | lu-bi-il5 a-na a-bu-sza-lim | I will bring it to Abu-šallim. |
| 9 | i-da-a u2 a-szur-ma-lik | Idâ and Assur-malik |
| 10 | a-hu#-[u2]-a | Ahua |
| 11 | [a-ba-u2]-a [a-tu3-nu] | Aba’ua, Atunu |
| left | ||
| 1 | [sza]-ap-tam2 | the šaptam |
| 2 | [...] ga# di2-na-szu-[um] | ... milk of Inasum |
Sources & licences
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